Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Clippers

Update: The Clippers head home after a 4-3 road trip that finished with a 113-97 victory over Washington. But they don’t get much of a breather with the Spurs (19-4), who have won four in a row and are 10-2 on the road. ... This is is the first of three meetings this season between the clubs, with two of them slated for Staples Center. ... Against the Wizards, the Clippers starters scored all but 11 points. With injuries to Matt Barnes, J.J. Redick and Reggie Bullock, the reserves are depleted. ... After 100 games of coming off the bench for the Clippers, Jamal Crawford drew a start and scored 17 points with three assists. With Crawford’s ball-handling abilities, that allows Chris Paul to play off the ball more and Paul had 38 points and 12 assists. “We wanted to turn this from an OK trip into a good trip,” said Paul, who played in front of about 50 family members and friends. “Just win the game. It’s a long flight back home and we’ve got a sore losers on this team so we just wanted to come out and play the right way and I think we did for the most part.” ... The Clippers play the next four games and seven of their next nine at home.